next at 6:00 dangerous lightning storms delaylights and knock out power in southern california the sim storm could be coming our way. >> one of the biggest problems firefighterses face is manmad drones are putting californians in danger. >> business is booming for whale-watcng tours. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. good evenin i'm katie marzullo. lightning has hit two planes in southern california, one of them fr oakland, a large storm with dangerous lightning rced delays up to an hour and a half at lax. one flig from l.a. to washington dc had to turn back. another plane landed safely after being it hi buying long, beaches closed because of

lightning, that's the second time that happened in the last three weeks. right now abo 10,000 people are without power. drew tuma looks at the storm and its affect on travel throughout the state. >> it's going to be a slow go whether you're driving or taking to the skies in southern california right now. take a look at flight dels, especially if you're trying to go to los angeles. riving flights are average 1:00-minute delay. it's acey to see why. live doppler 7hd and satellite showing you the shield of moisture continues to push inland. a lot of green on the screen. a lot of strong storms pushing into southern california. so future weather, they begin to dry out around l.a., through the eving hours, perhaps a few showers around santa barbara but by earlys morning the showers are out of there, and theye pushing to the north.

>> rain from that storm helped slow a fire thatestroyed 18 vehicles two big rigs and five homes in san bernardino county. the storm has also brought erattic wins. evietnam situations are in place but highway 15 is now open. firefighters say their sponsible was slowed because of people using drones. the same problem is happening at fires across the ste. we're live in the nussroom with more. >> as drones become increasingly popular their interference with wildfires is increasing, the ri they pose at wildfires could be deadly. >> talking about drones over wildfires, fire official says the message is clear. >> if you fly we don't fly. when it comes to drones over fire. >> for 26 minutes firefighting planes were grounded friday according to fire official when they should have been put

thought fire that crossed over a southern california freeway in the ai instead, five drones, according to the u.s. forest service. ground crews tracked down the drone operators and forced the drones down. >> they pose such significant hazard, both to the aircraft the crew onboard and along with the firefighters on the ound. >> fire prevention specialt pam says there's no way to know exactly how many structures vecles were lost because of the delay. she says grounding operations when a drone is overhead is not negotiable. >> could be like a bird strike. a drone could hit an aircraft could get sucked into an engine, have a mid-air disaster. >> there are efforts to inform drone enthusiasts including this psa by the national interagency fire center. warning of drone dangers. >> be smart, be safe. stay away. >> it's just educating people and that's what we're really hoping to do so they understand it's impacting emergency operations. >> southern california

congressman paul cook recently introduced legislation banning drones over wildfires. the bill makes it a federal offense to launch a drone that enter fears with firefighting on federal land. abc7 news. >> about 20 miles are from the fear fire hushes of peopleave been evacuate emfrom a camground. no homes are threatened. in contra costa county, a grass fire burned 35 acres today on deer valley road. no structures were burn. firefighters not sure what caused the fire. abc7 news what as uc berkeley today just befor protesters took off their clhes to save treees. they don'tant to see federal officials cut down thousands of eucalyptus throw in becomely and oakland to reduce fire danger. the environmentalists believe there's a better way.

>> i'm in favor o look agent reforest station paid for bay government be. i'm in favor of planting trees among the existing trees and seeing if there's a way to do that to retain the character of the bay area to retain moisture to retn a habitat clean water. >> fema says removing the forestry is the best way to reduce fire reduction in 1991 a fire in the oakland hills killed 25 people and destroyed more than 3500 homes. >> an east bay community has breathed new lifeinto an old park. we were the richmond this afternoon as city officials accounts the rib been on the santa fe union park. for yea there was trash and crime on this corner, and now there are children playing and basketball and soccer games going on. it is a safe, new, clean place to gather. >> this is a neighborhood with a lot of families,down children that now are going to be able to come here play, enjoy themselves, and it's going to

really sort of revitalize the neighborhood in a w that was very nded. >> the nonprofit group for richmond, the neighborhood council, and local businesses worked f a year to make the park a reality. whale watchers ar enjoying a spectacular season this year. an unusually high number of giant blue whales have been spotted anywhere the farallon islands over several weekends. sir jaquinn tan nas live and talked with passengers aboard a packed whale-watching tour this afternoon. >> reporter: the word it 0 out all the whales are converging when at e golden gate bridge and the farallon island, so a lot of weekend whale-spotting tours are sold out betweenow and the end of next month. today's tour aboard the salty lady was one of those sold out events. there are few pictures by a passenger. professional whale watchers say it's not just blue whales.

humpbacks and gray whales are part of the crowd. on july 4th weekend, 115 whales were counted done a one-hour survey and that's a whole lot more than usual. >> i good out every year, been ing this four or five years andhis season i've seen a lot more whales a lot closer to shore. >> reporter: scientists say they know why there are so many whales but a that's they plenty of food which scientists cant say is why there's so much more food out there this season. the high concentration of whale means ship and boat captains have to be careful. federal authorities have issued a warning for ships cing into the bay to slow down to ten knots because the ipping channels are right next to where the whales are fding. if you want to pot some are -- spot some whales lot of whales have been spotted next to the golden gate bridge in ocean beach, even in santa cruz. reportinlive, abc7 news.

>> beautiful to see. thank you. still ahead at 6:00, why halve officials are warping americans not to pucker up to poultry. >> the magic behind some of the best black busters are i'm. aids walk is tomorrow morning in gold gate park to register call415-615-walk.

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though the men and women who put the magic into movies for 40 year most in san francisco industrial light and magic makes the impossible, possible on he big screen its personal feeble effects have dazzled. dan harris has a behind the scenes look at how it's all done. >> it is the biggest blockbuster of the summer. devouring more than $500 million in profits since its premiered in june. >> this animals are -- >> the next huge hit on the horizon? >> we're home. >> "star wars" fans in a frenzy for the release in december of the force awakens." >> now we take a sneak peek behind the scene where the movie magic is made. >> nothing is impossible. >> this is the special effects studio founds by george lucas, industrial lights and magic.

where indy escaped from the tell bell of doom. where dinosaurs were first resurrected. and where yoda evolve from a puppet to a 3-d kung few fighting jets die. >> if we're going to go forward and do things where we had to walk, we would have to come up with a new way. >> coming up with a new way to do it has been the studio's approach for the past four decades. irinnovation motivating others to do the same. >> seeing indian jones was an inspiration for me to want to not only study egyptian text but create new technologies. >> how old are you? >> maybe even change human lives. with "star wars" influencing the invention of a real bionic arm. >> they were so inspired by "star wars," they actually nicknamed the deck arm the luke. >> the man who created the "star wars" universe is hope his movie magic will stark a new

generation of creators. >> who knows what ten-year-old who will be inspired by pushing a lever on the millennium falcon. >> that's dan harris reporting. up next at 6:00, could we see a little wet weather in the next 24,000? meteorologist drew tuma is up if we forecast. >> clayton kerr should begins the second half of the season leak a man possessed.

health officials have a warning for anyone who gets a backyard hiken coop. don't pucker up to your poultry. the cdc says there's a rise in people getting sick from salmonella from live chickens. many of the case involve people nuzzling or snuggling baby chicks, even kissing them. some baby chicks have salmonella in their systems and can get on their coats. salmonella can lead to severe diarrhea and in some cases death. i can see the temptation when they're little.

let's go over to drew with the forecast. >> going to be taking rare july showers thanks to a tropical system to the south. live doppler 7hd showing you it is a beautiful evening we have on hand in the bay area. temperature-wise, we're not tracking to much in the way of intense heat. 82 in fair feel, 79 in concord. 69 in san francisco. 75, mountain view, san jose, 76. a live look outside the emeryville camera. almost need sunglasseses to lochte shot. we'll call it partly cloudy overtight, and then tracking changes the second half over the weekend. that does include an increase in humidity, and sunday it will feel muggy and we could be tracking apotty shower across parts of he region. right now, dew points -- anyway measure moisture in the at foss near, we're in the 50s and that's pleasant. tomorrow the numbers will lookly

go into the lower 60s and that will feel a little more muggy than today. the reason why the live doppler 7hd will show you the big picture we're tracking northern california, enjoying clear skies. a different story in southern california. they have the downpours. it's truly tropical done there thanks to tropical storm dolores. it's circulation about 700 miles off the coast of southern california but this moisture is streaming into california and portions of western arizona. as she continues to move north over the next 24 hours, some of the moisture could work into the bay area. so future weather, as we good hour-by-hour 11:00 we're dry. patchy cloud cover sunday. we'll see dry conditions. it will fell a bit muggy but lots of sunshine to start off the morning. by the afternoon we get into the peak heating of the die with lots of sunshine and the tropical moisture. we could touch off a spotty shower, but anyone is fair game tomorrow afternoon for the popup

showers to develop. so something we'll be tracking over the next 24 hours, nonetheless we could have some rare july showers across the region. overnight, a few clouds in the sky, but tomorrow morning, for aids walk san francisco, we'll see cool conditions early on, otherwise by 11:00, more sunshine, more humid. so any breaks by 1:00 in the temperature of 73 and a mixture of sun and clouds and 74 by the afternoon. so overnight lows, partly cloudy skies, temperatures mile next upper 50s to lower 60s. that will set the stage for a warm sunday. early morning sunshine isolated showers by the afternoon. 78, san francisco oakland, 8. the accuweather seven-day forecast will track the chance of an afternoon shower tomorrow. still stays unsettled for monday and muggy. then the humanity drops on tuesday, and by wednesday a cooler pattern and more

july-like for the second half to the forecast. at 11:00 we'll have an update on the shower chance. >> fingers crossed. i don't think that helps but we'll do it anyway. >> anything we can do. >> you too colin. speaking of weather, i can watch these golf highlights 100 times. >> summertime in scotland. >> who now? >> the first time in 27 years the british open will have a monday finish, wicked winds at st. andrews prevented the their round from ever starting. massive rain friday morning gave tie 30 to 40-mile-per-hour winds on saturday morning. you wanted to a glass of water? it wasn't happening. low angle view here. the west sands, players like poulter, try these? high stepping. he was having fun fans bundled up. they made the wrong choice by starting the second round in the morning. 39 players needed to finish

their round, including dustin johnson, trying to mark his ball. off it goes, playing partner jordan spieth thinking it would hit his. gave himself a birdie putt stunt and he was frustrated. tiger woods' score card goes flying. worst louis oosthuizen lining up this putt for par, off it goes bringing tiger over to discuss it. before he can mark it away it goes again so goss from a two-footer to five-footer, mad at himself for failing to mark it in then brendan todd. par on 18 to mick the cut. >> frustrated knowing that i just teed off 18 three-peated 16 and 17 in 40 money winds and then they're going to call play. why did we start playing in the first place? i made the cut but a little frustrated. >> i guess. after a ten-hour delay, play would finally resume and oosthuizen left with the five-footer for par. does continue johnson, able to get one back with a birdie on 18. once again he had the outright

lead. as for tiger woods, sums up his tournament. drives the grown on 18. long eagle putt. looks good but slided by, 3-putt for par. the cut line as at even par. look at the leaderboard. johnson, six at minus seven; third round tomorrow fourth and final round moved to monday. celebrity golf second round, american century championship in tahoe. charles barkley, tough to watch. the one-handed shank. he used a stable scoring system where the most points win and look at his hip. he needs surgery soon. jaguars kicker leads with 57 points. five points up on mark moulder. the giants we multiple rallies to beads the diamondbacks in 12 innings, playing from behind again tonight. arizona, new unis. look like storm troopers. giants trailed 1-0 after the two

inch the third, buster posey bases loaded, brings in jake peavy and angel pagan, then brandon crawford, here comes matt duffy here comes posey. right now giants with the 4 1-lead in the fourth. >> last nights dodgers and nationals game, two hours, 51 minutes but took two day --s to conclude. the game suspended that oncepot but three times due to power delays. nats win 5-3 so a makeshift double header. dodgers take game two, 42. team u.s. playing cuba in the gold cup quarterfinals. a complete mismatch. michael bradley from his half of the field aaron johansen, a gyp shot over the keeper u.s.a.

routs cuba 6-i nil. tour de france, culpings takes not four hours and 23 minutes-riders complained about the proximity of the franz during certain stages. today, christ froome sake someone threw a small cup of urine at him and calling him a doper. froome able to extend his lead. this guy won the tour in 2013 and has never had a positive test. this sports record brought to you by bang -- bank of the west. getting ugly in france where fans are thinking, awful these riders are doping, even after what happened a few years ago they're all doing it now. >> even the fans who seem to be fans want to kind of like give them a little pat or wave a flag, but don't they know they might be sabotaging. >> could be dangerous. >> thank you. next at 6:00, what made this the ugliest yard in san francisco?

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from. we'll explain tonight at 11:00. a san francisco backyard is getting a full makeover after it was named the ugliest in the city. this yard near ocean beach, boat out 79 other cop tess tans, nearly 7,000 people voted on sf environments facebook page. the resident said it has overgrown weeds cracked concrete, dead plants, and even a gopher infestation. remodeling began today. that's it for abc7 news at 6:00. see you again at 9:00 and 11:00, and you can watch abc7 news and all of your favorite abc shows live or on demand with watch abc and the watch app now available for xbox 360. have a great night.

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